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Low-dose CT scan detects lung cancer early

A low-dose CT scan is more effective than chest X-rays, doctors say, when it comes to catching lung cancer. A 31-year-old marathon runner thought she had norovirus. She was diagnosed with stage 3 ...
Medscape

Short-Term Follow-up CT Shows Promise in Managing Lung Cancer Screening Consolidation Cases

Short-interval CT demonstrated spontaneous resolution of consolidation in more than 50% of lung cancer screening participants, while persistent consolidation showed a 29.8% risk for malignancy. This ...
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Who should get a CT scan, and how it works

WEEK. THANKS, DALENCIA. IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, NOVEMBER IS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND HEALTH EXPERTS ARE URGING THOSE WHO SMOKE TO GET SCREENED. AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH ...
Medscape

Raise CT Scan Lesion-Size Threshold for Lung Cancer Workup

When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...

President Trump Received A CT Scan, Not An MRI. Here’s What That Is And What It Means

A radiologist and public health expert breaks down what we know about President Trump's CT scan, and what this means for his ...
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CT Scans Linked to More Cancer Cases than Previously Believed

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...
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Emphysema at CT lung screening increases death risk in asymptomatic adults

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic ...
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Game Center

7's On Your Side with what's being called a medical breakthrough in the fight against lung cancer, the deadliest form of cancer for women. While there is no widely accepted screening protocol, a ...
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Study finds one-year change on CT scans linked to future outcomes in fibrotic lung disease

DENVER (Oct 1, 2025) Researchers at National Jewish Health have shown that subtle increases in lung scarring, detected by an artificial intelligence-based tool on CT scans taken one year apart, are ...
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CT Scans Predicted to Result in 100,000 New Cancers Across The US

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concerned that low doses of ionizing radiation could ...
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‘Overused’ CT scans eventually may account for 5% of cancer cases

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